The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
THE CHAMPLAIN'S VOYAGE
An IsrrRxAriosAL YACHT CRuIsK-BY W.
H.H. murray AND >. Amor KNOX.
ipubli,hed b. Special Arrangement With
he Authors.l
OUTLINE OF InE VOYAGE.

and the last can Of condensed milk
we're stored away on board, the haw-
ser was cast of from the shore, aud
the yacht Champlain, with her sails
filed by q southwest breeze, sailed
out into Lake Champlcin on the first
day Of what will be three months
cruise through lake, and river, and
sea- cruise that will be thousands
Of miles in extent, and that will car
~ her and her owners into strange
waters. From Lake Champlain
through tho Richelieu river, into the
st. Lawrence; up the Ottawa TO the
capital Of Canada; to Quebec, a city
quaint aud curious; through the
sombre Saguenay out into the Gulf
of st. Lawrence and along the coast
Of Nova Scotia and, perhaps, Labra-
dor.
The Champlain was built specially
for this voyage. She is q schooner
rigged, centorboard yacht built and
equipped with q view to speed and
safety. The verdict Of those who
have seen her sail is that she is as
pretty piece Of naval architecture
as ever shadowed water. Mr.. W. ii.
III. Murray, who modelled the yacht,
is in command. We have also a
captain and crew-Mr. Murray is
an experienced yachtsman. The
captain is . seaman Of ability. The
crew is q Frenchman who answers to
the name OF Archie, and who. when
not acting 10 the capacity OF q crew,
performs the duties Of cook. In
camp two days before VIC sailed | re-
ceiyed the appointment Of cook but
being too ambitious | lost the posi-
ton. | aspired TO make an omelet
and made il. Ii turned out TO be
OF the kind that when stretched out
asd then let 10 Mt one end flies back
with q snap. At the captains sug-
gestion it was tried on the ships
dog; when he declined TO injure his
digestive organs with ii, was de-
graded TO the rank OF second or as
sistant cook, with power TO act only
IN emergencies.
Imust leave to Mr.. Murray the
duty OF telling you how the yacht be.
HAYES and why she so behaves, and
how she sets when running in the
eye OF the wind OF when her anchor
gets foul Of q parallel OF attitude or
a suag, for l am densely ignorant OF
all nautical matters. | know nothing
such things except the little !
learned while prodding 4 team Of
mules 10 front OF a prairie schooner
across the plains in 1915.
II will be my duty to tell you from
week 10 week what We shall do and
see aud learn in queer places and
among strange people--in sun III
bays and in Swallowed woods, with
fishing rod by banks OF ripping
rivers, and with rife on mountain
traiis-up among the hardy fisher
men OF Nova ScOtia's bold aud rock y
coast; at the dreadful leprous settle.
ment On the desolate shore Of Miscon
Island and through "tho Acadian
land on the shores Of the Basin Of
Minas" Aud what fail TO tel
you will be better told by my friend
and fellow yoyager, Adirondack
Murray.
THE START.
We sailed away from Burlington
after breakfast. A light breeze car
ried u, over the deep blue Of LAX,
Champlain cut into the middle OF IL
ten miles Of width, where We encoun
tered a strong wind. The surface oil
the lake was lumpy with white crest
cd waves chasing each other before
the wind. Something was done C
the sails, the oenterboard was tam
perod with, and we headed Tor th,
Canadian line, at the northern emf
Of the lake. II was an ideal yacht
ing day, and just what we wanted 4
test the sailing qualities ofour yacht
Skimmiug up the lake We went Will
the peaks Of the Adirondack mount
aims on our port aud the clou'
capped Green mountains In the dis
tance on our stArboard bow Th
port Is the left hand aud the star
board is the right hand side OF th
boat locking forward. | know thi'
because | went into the cabin an
consulted my library and II said ;,
NV library consists OF one ccnsecu
tive volume Of the Yachtmau's Man
ual. and | keep IL in tin bucket I
prevent IL getting wet. II | ca
spend an hour every day in my ]
brAry I may before the end OF tn
cruise know enough OF nautical ct
ouctto 10 90 below when Il rains.
Champlaiu il 100 miles in lengtI
on each side are many sheltered ba!
and secluded inlets. The shores a
thiekly wooded from the water
edge, and few signs OF human hab
tatious are 10 be seen.
We ran almost twenty miles
hour, and the yacht acted nobly;
her admiring pilot expressed Il, 81
ran like the ghost OF a scared ca,
Daring the two hours run ! was q
IN perpendicular position me
than two seconds At one time.
though heavily ballasted with
breakfast Of expensive capned grot
RIGS aud an unwritten article
Beans AS 4 Factor in the Natiol
Growth"
We ran 10 near the shore aud a
chored. We sent the tender ashC
for eggs and milk, while the art
aud | cast line 20 leewatd with |
intent 10 secure some Of the bl
with which the lake Is said 20
we'll stocked, but the bass doclir
our togus insects, india rubber fro
and feather buster flies. Small q
about four inches in length, a
called clubs, were hungry and nv
themselves on our hooks with d
tressiug frequency. We were fish
for bass and wanted nothing el
The artist, after hauling out mi
than twenty clubs, attached 10
sinlur a card, on which was writtl
A. SMALL usA. TsrsuILty Cnuts,